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School Children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School in Sikkimm, India, January 1969

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School children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School in Sikkim, India.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Kandell, Alice S., "School children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School, Sikkim," January 1969

Description

This photograph, taken by Alice Kandell, shows school children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School. This school, which was photographed in 1969, is in Sikkim, a state in northeast India. 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • Describe the students you see in the picture. What might you infer about the school based on what you see?
  • What do you notice about what they are wearing?

Citation Information 

Kandell, Alice S., "School children at the Paljor Namgyal Girls School, Sikkim," January 1969. Courtesy of Library of Congress